The Su family held a grand banquet and invited relatives and friends to attend.
Everyone who received the post went there happily and gave expensive gifts.
The Su family is on the rise, and if we don't curry favor with them now, it will be difficult for them to visit us in the future.
The head of the Sun family and his wife came to congratulate him in person. Zhao Yan had just returned not long ago, so he should be present at such an occasion.
Sun Manqi is pregnant, so Zhao Yan can only come alone. His father-in-law and mother-in-law have their own social circle, so it is not convenient for him to go and disturb them.
He is now a juren after all, but this glory pales in comparison to Su Shien.
Four years ago, the two of them studied together at Qingshan Academy. At that time, he was a young scholar with a promising future, while Su Shien was a boy who complained without reason and was fond of romance.
It had only been over three years, how had this person gotten ahead of him?
Could it be true, as my mother said, that Han Zeyu is destined to bring good luck to her husband?
Ever since he got engaged to Su Shien, the Han family's life has been getting better and better, and Su Shien's path to the imperial examination has been smooth.
So, does his behavior count as throwing away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds?
Looking at Han Zeyu's bright smile and increasingly delicate features, and then looking at his messy life.
He passed the imperial examination as expected and could have lived a life of luxury, but unfortunately, he was not able to achieve his wish.
It was expected that he failed the exam in the capital, and he was open-minded about it. It did not affect his plans.
As a result, when he just returned home, he found that Sun Manqi's belly was already bulging, which means that when he left home, Sun Manqi had been pregnant for more than a month.
Before he could recover from his confused state, Qian Ning was chasing him for a legitimate status.
It was really as if misfortunes never come singly. Zhao Miner was not satisfied with the dowry list.
She said she was going to marry a scholar, and if her dowry was too shabby, her in-laws would look down on her.
Zhao Yan understood that Zhao Min'er wanted him to add to her dowry.
A scholar's wife? How did she get married? Didn't she have any idea?
At the beginning, she used Qian Ning's matter to threaten him and asked him to introduce a good marriage for her. He went to great lengths to find her one with better conditions.
Now you want to ask him for money?
He saves money every month to support Qian Ning and his son. He finally passed the imperial examination and has not started to make money yet, but you are already thinking about it.
Sometimes he also wanted to give up and just confront Sun Manqi.
But reason pulled him back again and again, and now the time was finally ripe, but Sun Manqi was pregnant.
No matter how much of a jerk he is, he would never do such a thing as to reveal his cards at this time.
Compared with the triumphant Su Shien, it further highlights his helplessness of being suffocated by the oppression of life.
After all, he was her damn ex-boyfriend. Han Zeyu knew a little about what this scumbag had gone through and felt very sympathetic towards him.
Such a talented young man had to sell his body for profit and give himself to a rich girl.
He lived a repressed life in Yue's family, and the road to imperial examinations was not smooth.
A blood-sucking sister, a dragging parent, an unyielding second lover, a hungry illegitimate child...
Life is full of bitter fruits. How will he, who is overwhelmed by the burden, face the torture of life?
Oh my god~ Inspiration is overflowing, brother. The material for "Mr. Innocent"'s next novel has been found, and it will be called "Memoirs of a Scumbag".
As soon as he finishes the book "More than a Thousand Days and Nights with My Underground Lover", he will turn around and write a new book for his ex-boyfriend.
Speaking of this banquet, Su Wanli was really satisfied, and Su Wangshi was really speechless.
As the head of the Su family, he raised a promising son who became an official in Beijing when he was only in his early twenties. He was definitely an honor to the family.
From then on, the Su family was no longer just a merchant family. They had two intellectuals who passed the imperial examinations. It would not be an exaggeration to call them a family of scholars, right?
Su Wangshi had already let go of the matter, but the actions of those two people once again refreshed her bottom line and opened her eyes.
Most of the guests who came to congratulate brought gifts, and very few brought gifts. After all, Su Shien was an official now, and giving him inappropriate gifts would only make him unhappy.
These relatives, friends, classmates and schoolmates all gave a generous gift.
The local officials and gentry also expressed their opinions. Even Mr. Tian presented a very substantial gift as a scholarship in accordance with the rules of officialdom.
Su Shien was a man of high moral character. He just talked to everyone in a gentle and polite manner, and showed disdain for gifts and money.
He had put everything in place, but Han Zeyu was extremely busy over there, staring at the person who was writing the gift account. The accountant was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead, fearing that he would make a mistake in writing and offend the eldest young lady.
In fact, the accountant didn't know that his eldest lady couldn't even recognize all the traditional Chinese characters. Even if you missed a stroke, he would definitely not be able to tell.
In Han Zeyu's understanding, giving something to her husband is equivalent to giving it to him, after all, it is the common property of the couple.
Su Shien received a hint from her husband and walked over leisurely to cover for him personally.
The accountant was confused. Since the eldest young lady had asked for it and the eldest young master was still watching her eagerly, he could only give them the box containing the gift money.
Su Yunzhu and Zhang Yaozu were also present at today's occasion, and were currently chatting with their mother about Yunsong's admission to the Hanlin Academy as a student.
Zhang Yaozu was very envious of his brother-in-law who passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, so he couldn't help but chat with him for a while longer.
Mrs. Su Wang was proud of this and was willing to share Yunsong's letter with her daughter and son-in-law.
As a result, we were chatting enthusiastically here, but we didn't know that all the houses in the rear were emptied.
When Su Shien saw her husband put the money away, he took the initiative to come and greet Zhang Yaozu.
Zhang Yaozu was flattered. This brother-in-law who had divided the family was really powerful. As soon as he was appointed to an official position, he held a higher position than his father. The old man in the family was very envious.
He also wanted to separate from the family and live on his own, but unfortunately he was the eldest son and grandson. Even though his father and grandmother favored his younger brother, he could only grit his teeth and endure.
The only way out is to pass the imperial examination and be sent as an official, so that he can break free from the quagmire of his family.
Mrs. Su Wang thought that Su Shien had taken the wrong medicine. She clearly didn't like Yunzhu, but she was still chatting enthusiastically with her husband.
When she found out the truth, she was so angry that her heart ached.
You can guard against thieves day and night, but you can’t guard against thieves in your own home.
It is even harder to guard against thieves who have divided the property.
At night, the couple sat on the bed and counted their money. Han Zeyu said, "Our behavior was called neeting in our time. We are the neeters who are cheating our fathers."
Su Shien didn't care: "Well, I've been biting you a lot, after all, studying for the imperial examination is a very expensive thing."
Han Zeyu expressed his dissatisfaction: "Nibbling is a verb. Don't just say it, but actually do it. Nibble on me and let me feel it."
Su Shien was very understanding and took bite after bite without hesitation...
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